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the expansion of medi-cal it truly is expanding the medi-cal practice. how it's doing that is it's expanding the coverage from adults to ages 64. where medi-cal eligibility used to be 128 percent of the federal poverty level. the expanded population of income eligibility is 80 percent. it's about a person bho -- who has $14,000 income versus someone who has 16,000 over expanded medi-cal. another way is there is no asset or resource limit which is a huge change. under traditional medi-cal you can only $16,000 over expanded medi-cal. another way is there is no asset or resource limit which is a huge change. under traditional medi-cal you can only have a $2,000 asset or resource limit which keeps the person below the poverty line all the time because they can never go over 2,000. on the expanded there is no limit. for the expanded medi-cal there is no link. before you had to be over 65 or disabled or maybe a link of a parent of a child. that is no longer required. in fact, the plan applies to individuals 19-64. anyone over is not eligible for the expansion
the expansion of medi-cal it truly is expanding the medi-cal practice. how it's doing that is it's expanding the coverage from adults to ages 64. where medi-cal eligibility used to be 128 percent of the federal poverty level. the expanded population of income eligibility is 80 percent. it's about a person bho -- who has $14,000 income versus someone who has 16,000 over expanded medi-cal. another way is there is no asset or resource limit which is a huge change. under traditional medi-cal you...
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and having solution that works operationally for cal train, and the service. and in terms of a service pattern, and in terms of cost, is important because that is our economy. and that is our environment and if there is something that is problem matter in terms of operational costs, we are going to be paying for it as institutions and as taxpayers, and so that is going to be a critical element as well. and another critical element that the board has already mentioned. is about the importance of being able to send all of the cal train trains into the transbay, and the, and there are three times as many jobs around transbay as the rest of the line combined. and the transit oriented development is going to if anything, grow that, and that will have the connection to bart, and to muni and to the rest of the regional transit system and so all trains into the transbay and maximize that service, for
and having solution that works operationally for cal train, and the service. and in terms of a service pattern, and in terms of cost, is important because that is our economy. and that is our environment and if there is something that is problem matter in terms of operational costs, we are going to be paying for it as institutions and as taxpayers, and so that is going to be a critical element as well. and another critical element that the board has already mentioned. is about the importance of...
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cal, how do we do it in the solidarity movement you know this so cal broomhead. thank you, guys so much. [applause] just real briefly, cal was actually my first point of contact as far as i can remember for the department before i even knew what the department was environment did. like a lot of speakers, when i looked at him i was trying to figure him out. i had no idea who this guy was and what he wanted from me. i spoke to instinct in policy makeing and politics that too often we give into sinicism and suspecting people's motivations. he truly was an incredible human being. i remember the last phone call i had with him he seemed to be in such good spirits and it was as if he would be back to work the next week. i miss him a lot and i think of him frequently and i just want to say thank you to his family for sharing him with us. [applause] >> at this time, before we let you go, kathleen, we'd like to have a photo. we have the award and we are going to step on that side and take a quick photo. thank you. >> it's a little hard to get to business after that, and ye
cal, how do we do it in the solidarity movement you know this so cal broomhead. thank you, guys so much. [applause] just real briefly, cal was actually my first point of contact as far as i can remember for the department before i even knew what the department was environment did. like a lot of speakers, when i looked at him i was trying to figure him out. i had no idea who this guy was and what he wanted from me. i spoke to instinct in policy makeing and politics that too often we give into...
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the benefits of traditional medi-cal and expansion medi-cal. but i will keep with the terms traditional medi-cal and expanded medi-cal. the benefits package between traditional and expanded medi-cal will be the same. there is one note that i think is of importance to this group is that there is some state and federal policy pending regarding long-term support and services for the new expanded popping. it's definitely, i don't want to say a gray area but there is some waivers that are pending and we are still waiting for some policy clarification around there. so to kind of bring that full around, i think most people are familiar with the medi-cal program. i did want to put that into the context of health care reform. health care reform does more that expand the medi-cal program. traditionallly medi-cal will continue for persons with disabilities. expansion medi-cal will now expand it to children with income below 250 percent federal poverty level. i do have some examples on what that means because i know not everyone knows what fcl is. and adul
the benefits of traditional medi-cal and expansion medi-cal. but i will keep with the terms traditional medi-cal and expanded medi-cal. the benefits package between traditional and expanded medi-cal will be the same. there is one note that i think is of importance to this group is that there is some state and federal policy pending regarding long-term support and services for the new expanded popping. it's definitely, i don't want to say a gray area but there is some waivers that are pending...
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corridor and of the first two projects in the bay area, and we expect that the electrickfiation of the cal train is just the first step in that electrified operation and follow on high speed service in the corridor will be a natural evolution of rail operations in the corridor and two distinct systems putting together their own program and so we have been very much working on an integrated process over the last couple of years, and you are right, the time line, is short. and that is part of the reason that we are working on the regular basis to get together, between the authority and cal train, as well as our funding partner and mtc and the ta and our other partners to insure that we are moving as quickly as we can, and given those time constraints. >> okay, thank you. >> and i think that one of the, and director lee can speak to this, one of the big challenges for cal train, is that the notion that they will be running dual service for many years, and which would make the higher platform more difficult which is why, i think that it could present a significant funding challenge if we were
corridor and of the first two projects in the bay area, and we expect that the electrickfiation of the cal train is just the first step in that electrified operation and follow on high speed service in the corridor will be a natural evolution of rail operations in the corridor and two distinct systems putting together their own program and so we have been very much working on an integrated process over the last couple of years, and you are right, the time line, is short. and that is part of the...
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workers the cal working program for housing subsidies so far cal works families two hundred homeless cal works family all of our cal works parents through the robust profiler process a state required appraisal very, very comprehensive tools that looks at really the whole family what is going on within the family we need to aid what are the strengths to get that family off public assistance and self-sufficiency what is going on with their household and and their inward and housing, etc. that then helps inform our welfare to work plans and related support of services we need to provide parents and their kids in order to move them again off of the public assistance and the last is a local strategy but embedded in the cal works the project 5 hundred initiative that i say you're not human services agency but ours as in the city's as in the mayor's office are significant other reels significant partner in this department of health but also department of children, youth, and families first 5 rec and park, the idea being those families 5 hundred of our lowest new york families in san francis
workers the cal working program for housing subsidies so far cal works families two hundred homeless cal works family all of our cal works parents through the robust profiler process a state required appraisal very, very comprehensive tools that looks at really the whole family what is going on within the family we need to aid what are the strengths to get that family off public assistance and self-sufficiency what is going on with their household and and their inward and housing, etc. that...
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on the cal tal costs. there's a category for specifically cal train. on the operating side the contribution of the operating budget and the need is split proportionally based on the percentage of ridership. that would be san francisco. that's typically 27 percent. we do budget contribution as part of our two year operating budget and the last one you a approved was on june 30th of this year. you'll see to the right, you'll see amounts of the contributions over the last few fiscal years has been increases. in addition it includes that there's no dedicated funding source. as cal train has provided additional service, the need with contribution from the members increased. the budget contribution was twenty nine point nine million. the current cal train service plan in preliminary budget that has been presented to their board increases the amount of their deficit after the application of the cares act fund for both trunk one and trunk two. this would be additional five million contribution for a total of $14 million. if we did have to make that contributio
on the cal tal costs. there's a category for specifically cal train. on the operating side the contribution of the operating budget and the need is split proportionally based on the percentage of ridership. that would be san francisco. that's typically 27 percent. we do budget contribution as part of our two year operating budget and the last one you a approved was on june 30th of this year. you'll see to the right, you'll see amounts of the contributions over the last few fiscal years has been...
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the best we have for that is or cal [inaudible] but act says to med-cal, cal fresh, access to jobs and income. and so what we're trying to do is make sure the families on the list get access to that program. so thought it would be helpful to put it in writing for you all since i barely fit on there. okay. so i'll just walk through this for you all. grab my piece. >> do you have a copy of that document? >> i do. >> thank you. >> i thought one was emailed to your office, but it might have been late in the day. so here you can see on the slide the five bullets. i want to note that i had the opportunity to meet with staff from the agencies that do provide these direct services to families and are working with them everyday. that's represents from compass, catholic charities and hamilton. the slide that's in front of you reflects input from them. to get on the shelter waiting list families must provide verification of san francisco residence /seu residency or an intent to reside in san francisco. they may have just got here but they say i am planning on living here. so this addresses famili
the best we have for that is or cal [inaudible] but act says to med-cal, cal fresh, access to jobs and income. and so what we're trying to do is make sure the families on the list get access to that program. so thought it would be helpful to put it in writing for you all since i barely fit on there. okay. so i'll just walk through this for you all. grab my piece. >> do you have a copy of that document? >> i do. >> thank you. >> i thought one was emailed to your office,...
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it was probably 20, 25 percent are not on cal works. the other sort of piece of that is they might be on cal works in another jurisdiction or county and they wan to be in san francisco. we would transfer that case from /twha*fr county they're in to ours so they could be case managed throw through our system if they intend to reside in san francisco. >> you're saying also generally that san francisco has better benefits. >> the cash benefits are standardized, but we have a much more progressive approach for families looking for self sufficiency. >> do you think for them to understand that they would have better benefits, they could voluntarily switch over? >> again, a family who had an intent to reside here you would think would want to have that case moved over to us if they happen to be on public benefits in another county. if they're not on anything else, we would talk through the range of things we offer. in addition, partnering with meta and others to talk through what we can offer and demystify what can be a complex process. >> if
it was probably 20, 25 percent are not on cal works. the other sort of piece of that is they might be on cal works in another jurisdiction or county and they wan to be in san francisco. we would transfer that case from /twha*fr county they're in to ours so they could be case managed throw through our system if they intend to reside in san francisco. >> you're saying also generally that san francisco has better benefits. >> the cash benefits are standardized, but we have a much more...
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so i will start with cal works. in fiscal year 13-14 the governor and legislature approved a significant increase in funding statewide for the cal works program. i want to give you a little context and history for this. two years ago the governor proposed shortening the time frame that families could be on cal works from 48 months to 24 months. the response from advocates and from county human services agencies was that if the time frame for being on public assistance is shortened, we need more tools to help our families move from welfare to work. and so the governor and the legislature agreed and in the subsequent year funded what you see before you, the $231 million in new state funding. >> you said from 48 to 24 months? >> correct. >> and that was state law? >> correct. essentially what it does is it limits the type of activities a family can participate in after they are on aid for 24 months so really the message it's sending is you basically have two years now to engage in cal works welfare to work services and
so i will start with cal works. in fiscal year 13-14 the governor and legislature approved a significant increase in funding statewide for the cal works program. i want to give you a little context and history for this. two years ago the governor proposed shortening the time frame that families could be on cal works from 48 months to 24 months. the response from advocates and from county human services agencies was that if the time frame for being on public assistance is shortened, we need more...
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we all loved cal and miss cal desperately. there's no one quite like him but the good news is that he had an incredible amount of energy and enthusiasm to solve problems collaboratively and innovatively and that goes with me every day on what cal taught us and thank you. i know many of us are super sad. cal was one the one to turn that sadness into something positive. let's implement cal's vision. thank you. [applause] >> and we know we will continue to implement cal's vision because he's now secretary of cal e.p.a. kathleen, at this time would you like to say i few words before we have others join? welcome. >> so these are my children, sarah and john and his sister-in-law and his parents, 95 and 97 really wanted to come but it was a bit much. and his brother couldn't make it either but first i want to thank you all for inviting us. it's an honor to be invited here and to represent cal to receive this award. i get to tell a different spin about his life living with the man is very different than working with the man. so i thin
we all loved cal and miss cal desperately. there's no one quite like him but the good news is that he had an incredible amount of energy and enthusiasm to solve problems collaboratively and innovatively and that goes with me every day on what cal taught us and thank you. i know many of us are super sad. cal was one the one to turn that sadness into something positive. let's implement cal's vision. thank you. [applause] >> and we know we will continue to implement cal's vision because he's...
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medi-cal. >> wait this is the rate only for medi-cal or this is the published rate which we bill medi-cal and then are you saying that medi-cal reimburses the published rate whichever it lower. >> your totally correct i misspoke the published rate for all payers but it is primary the rate is based on our medi-cal reimbursements that's our major pair this is higher than the other payers like medicare but medi-cal is our primary payer in the mental health services. >> does that help commissioner. >> yes. thank you. >> is there any public comment. >> i've not received windows. >> any further comments from the commissioners we need a motion to accept the patient rates. >> so moved. >> second. >> any further discussion if not all in favor, say i. >> i. >> all opposed the rates are passed. >> thank you very much. >> the next item is item 9 the depending the state and protective plans. >> good afternoon commissioners director andrea with the office of policy and planning i'll talk about our state and protective plans a little bit of your background on the plans those are guided by our priority p
medi-cal. >> wait this is the rate only for medi-cal or this is the published rate which we bill medi-cal and then are you saying that medi-cal reimburses the published rate whichever it lower. >> your totally correct i misspoke the published rate for all payers but it is primary the rate is based on our medi-cal reimbursements that's our major pair this is higher than the other payers like medicare but medi-cal is our primary payer in the mental health services. >> does that...
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and about cal fresh? is it promoting my benefits cal wynn more broadly, is it going to community-based organizations to churches and to senior center and getting right down into the community, to try to get this message out, and to get more flexion believe ways of people applying for cal fresh, and so we see it as a very important question, we don't really have the answer yet. but we are started to graplle with the way to get an answer and a method to reach those individuals. >> thank you for your answer and it seems like that you are thinking along the same lines as i was thinking in terms of where do we to the extensive out reach. and we will identify where they are and whether or not you want to go to the office, and apply on-line, and you are missing a lot of people that can't go to the office and can't apply on-line and so, also, thinking once she identifies geographically where they are and maybe we need to make an effort to have some out reach, and station, in those locations. and, as you are promo
and about cal fresh? is it promoting my benefits cal wynn more broadly, is it going to community-based organizations to churches and to senior center and getting right down into the community, to try to get this message out, and to get more flexion believe ways of people applying for cal fresh, and so we see it as a very important question, we don't really have the answer yet. but we are started to graplle with the way to get an answer and a method to reach those individuals. >> thank you...
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want to echo, both brian and daves comments and stress that we are fully committed to working with cal train and working with our partners to land on a solution that works for both commuter and high speed service, and in the corridor for san francisco and for us, between san francisco and gill roy, to maximize our ability to deliver the service and, fully integrated operation that accommodates that 50 year vision that we are trying to arrive at. and so i think that as they have pointed out, we are in the midst of having those conversation and i think that we are off to a good start and we will be having a formal technical conversation at the end of this month and out of that, we will be able to hopefully land on several scenes that we can vet with the partner and bring to the policy boards for their consideration, with a menu of possible solutions to how we will get to that future operation, in the corridor. and so i am very confident, that we can get to that positive out come and i will be happy to answer any questions. >> and thank you. >> director? >> this is very interesting to me
want to echo, both brian and daves comments and stress that we are fully committed to working with cal train and working with our partners to land on a solution that works for both commuter and high speed service, and in the corridor for san francisco and for us, between san francisco and gill roy, to maximize our ability to deliver the service and, fully integrated operation that accommodates that 50 year vision that we are trying to arrive at. and so i think that as they have pointed out, we...
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. >> the next is the cal works, cal works is the welfare to work program for parents that are low income with kids in 1885 percent are single parents single moms we've gone through the state law i listed some of them here what we're trying to do is better equip our staff with the system we fund in our community to treat the whole family meaning to attempt to move the family towards self-sufficiency and the calworks strategy to identify the families not engaged in work participation or early he removal activities identify them and bring them into the impediment process every family that is a comprehensive tool that is a robust statewide state standard provisional that takes several hours to identify strengths and barriers focusing on the full case participation we want everyone to say participating in the education or employment or dealing with other sponsors domestic violence and school truancy for their kids or other issues and continuing the successful program our subsidized corner of our strategy for families who are on public assistance and then i'm mentioning the whole family workin
. >> the next is the cal works, cal works is the welfare to work program for parents that are low income with kids in 1885 percent are single parents single moms we've gone through the state law i listed some of them here what we're trying to do is better equip our staff with the system we fund in our community to treat the whole family meaning to attempt to move the family towards self-sufficiency and the calworks strategy to identify the families not engaged in work participation or...
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notably here it's cal fresh. so what we intend to do for the tens of thousands of people we have enrolled in medical is target those who are not yet on cal fresh and do we colleen an in reach strategy and get them to avoil themselves of the cal fresh benefits so basically two needs, one is staff to do that in reach and second is staff to manage that on-going case load. as you can see by the graph, the red line below, although fte's have grown, they haven't grown proportionate with the case load yet the state when they do their funding models to county looks at that and funds us accordingly. so we are looking at that state money and know we can hire additional workers to do the in reach, to do the outreach, and manage the case load. i don't have to tell you the benefit to families but it's a huge need for families trying to manage high rents, high cost of living in san francisco and having a few extra dollars toward food is significant and one of the strategies for the food insecurity task force is to increase cal
notably here it's cal fresh. so what we intend to do for the tens of thousands of people we have enrolled in medical is target those who are not yet on cal fresh and do we colleen an in reach strategy and get them to avoil themselves of the cal fresh benefits so basically two needs, one is staff to do that in reach and second is staff to manage that on-going case load. as you can see by the graph, the red line below, although fte's have grown, they haven't grown proportionate with the case load...
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, the current medi cal program that serves these people will be unchanged. those newly eligible will enroll into managed medi cal, it's important to note that eligibility does not equal enrollment, enrollment is not automatic, even today, about 1.3 million californians are already eligible for medi cal but have not enrolled, individuals will have to apply for medi cal which they can do at any time during the year. our exchange is called cover california, cover california is an online marketplace where individuals can purchase health insurance. individuals who have incomes that are above the medi cal threshold and californians can buy health insurance on this stage. there are four standard tiers that will be offered, they're called bronze, silver, gold and platinum, the difference is their percentage of annual cost that is the health plan covers, bronze covers 60% of cost, silver, 70, gold, 80 and platinum, 90, there's a catastrophic plan that also will be available. there are sliding scale subsidies available to low-income individuals on covered california u
, the current medi cal program that serves these people will be unchanged. those newly eligible will enroll into managed medi cal, it's important to note that eligibility does not equal enrollment, enrollment is not automatic, even today, about 1.3 million californians are already eligible for medi cal but have not enrolled, individuals will have to apply for medi cal which they can do at any time during the year. our exchange is called cover california, cover california is an online...
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fra signed off on the documents that we had signed off for both cal train and high speed rail. we did some construct engineers that showed you the future great separation. and we provided technical studys, for the sea, eirs work because the engineering studies are needed to back up what is going into that document. and obviously, the role of the design group designed everything with the plans that come in for the terminal to make certain that they were in and the space to put in and the signals and that we are working together jointly. the supplemental year, we signed that contract up and noticed the appropriation was noticed to the public in april and we had all firefighter the public scoping meeting in may. and the draft, ser, reis is expected to be out to the public, early next year. and we will be with the administrative draft probably for the first week in january and the final is expected to be complete, late in 2014. and possibly early 2015, depending on the sign-off out of washington, d.c.. this money is funded under fta and so we are now, working with both fta and fra
fra signed off on the documents that we had signed off for both cal train and high speed rail. we did some construct engineers that showed you the future great separation. and we provided technical studys, for the sea, eirs work because the engineering studies are needed to back up what is going into that document. and obviously, the role of the design group designed everything with the plans that come in for the terminal to make certain that they were in and the space to put in and the signals...
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>> the rider ship term is pretty impressive and stunning in cal trans. it is certainly i don't know a victim of its success. but i think that there is nothing to suggest if you looked at the planned bay area that that trend will reverse. and so, understanding that thinking of about the fact that we are making what is at least in our building 100 year investment, you mentioned, the goal of 6 trains per hour, and or the plan for six trains per hour, and how do you see that working if we don't achieve comment platform heights, and we have one platform at the transbay transit center. there are two or three stations on the cal train system that will be greatly linked to the high speed rail and the majority of the stations, do not have any high speed rail stops and so we are going to talk about... (inaudible) and the new downtown transit center and i think that the best for all of us is to find a way to make it. and i think that with the change to a level boarding for cal train, at the other stations will greatly enhance our capacity but as he said, the choke
>> the rider ship term is pretty impressive and stunning in cal trans. it is certainly i don't know a victim of its success. but i think that there is nothing to suggest if you looked at the planned bay area that that trend will reverse. and so, understanding that thinking of about the fact that we are making what is at least in our building 100 year investment, you mentioned, the goal of 6 trains per hour, and or the plan for six trains per hour, and how do you see that working if we...
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eligible will be able to apply to medi cal without no cost to thel, so that will be an easy decision, as the income gets higher, the cost sharing gets higher. >> what percentage will be lgbt? >> i do not have that percentage. >> thank you. >> within the department of public health, we really have a two-fold focus on health reform implementation. first is about dph's own health care delivery system. we are looking to ready our system to be the provider of choice for our patients, our uninsured parents have not had a wide choice of health care providers but health insurance provides them with that choice, we want them to choose us. a recent survey indicated that 60% of low-income individuals who are uninsured would change their provider if they were given the choice to do so so we are responding to that challenge and integrating the service we offer throughout our delivery system so we do a better job to coordinate the care our patients need, we're working to improve quality and capacity to increase access to care, we're enhancing our patient's experience by shortening waiting times an
eligible will be able to apply to medi cal without no cost to thel, so that will be an easy decision, as the income gets higher, the cost sharing gets higher. >> what percentage will be lgbt? >> i do not have that percentage. >> thank you. >> within the department of public health, we really have a two-fold focus on health reform implementation. first is about dph's own health care delivery system. we are looking to ready our system to be the provider of choice for our...
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and team managed medi-cal. those and san francisco are currently uninsured but who will become eligible for medi-cal in 2014 will be required to enroll in managed care. in san francisco, there are two plants, the san francisco health plan managing care for approximately three-quarters of approximately all medi-cal, and another covers the remaining. once the beneficiary chooses a plan, they then choose a provider network. both health plans offer several provider networks to choose from. each provider network is composed of a primary care provider, which could be a community clinic or a physician group, and its affiliated hospital partner. these are one-to-one partnerships established between the parties and with the health plan. this team of providers assumes an ongoing responsibility to provide all the covered health- care services that a member needs in exchange on the fee per month regardless of how frequently they use the services. to meet the needs of these 30,000 new individuals that will be eligible for m
and team managed medi-cal. those and san francisco are currently uninsured but who will become eligible for medi-cal in 2014 will be required to enroll in managed care. in san francisco, there are two plants, the san francisco health plan managing care for approximately three-quarters of approximately all medi-cal, and another covers the remaining. once the beneficiary chooses a plan, they then choose a provider network. both health plans offer several provider networks to choose from. each...
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and expansion medi-cal. in other states that have decided to expand their medi-cal programs, they don't always match their two benefit packages. had are in california they have done that. that really cuts down on administrative complexity but it also opens up the world of long-term services and support for the expansion population. that means that individuals who receive the expansion medi-cal are also going to have ak isses to ihhs, in home supportive services program an long-term care. that is about the resource and asset limit. that's really important for people who are either get into expansion medi-cal and healthy when they came in and are going to have a need for services and maybe they weren't eligible for traditional medi-cal and because they are over the resource and asset limit and the income is over the threshold. now they are going to be able to benefit from the long-term services and support that are going to be available under the medi-cal expansion program. a note under the ihs program, recent
and expansion medi-cal. in other states that have decided to expand their medi-cal programs, they don't always match their two benefit packages. had are in california they have done that. that really cuts down on administrative complexity but it also opens up the world of long-term services and support for the expansion population. that means that individuals who receive the expansion medi-cal are also going to have ak isses to ihhs, in home supportive services program an long-term care. that...
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but david the chief of the center at cal hearst recently pushed information they found dealing with their data warehouses they've identified the cost drivers and focused on where there's regional variations they if you do with arthritis knees and hips was 1/3rd the cost in that category over a period of 2005 to today it went up 39 percent they determined that knee and hip replacements were a good type of program for reference based pricing why? because there's great variation in the marketplace with similar outcomes okay procedure can be skementdz not an emergency participated can make choices and the procedure can be performed at high volumes so what they did was organized they're first programs with knees and hips they found that they basically induce enroll he's to go to lower cost facilities and found significantly generally lower implicates and significantly lower thirty day infections and similar follow-up with about a 26 percent saefz to so theirs conclusion they're to expand the concept expect and the facilities and their next line up will be covering objectives and can't say that
but david the chief of the center at cal hearst recently pushed information they found dealing with their data warehouses they've identified the cost drivers and focused on where there's regional variations they if you do with arthritis knees and hips was 1/3rd the cost in that category over a period of 2005 to today it went up 39 percent they determined that knee and hip replacements were a good type of program for reference based pricing why? because there's great variation in the marketplace...
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care medi- cal. as a result, all the san franciscans to become eligible will be required to enroll in medi-cal managed care. there are two systems participating in the medi-cal program. blue cross provides care for -- ensures 25%. wants a health care beneficiary chooses a health plan, they then choose a provider. but sign up for several provider networks. each provider network is composed of a primary care provider, and network of specialty care physicians -- dermatologists, oncologist, gastroenterologists. for the san francisco helped program, these networks are one to one to one partnerships. this team of providers as soon as responsibility to provide all the cover health care services to member needs in exchange for one flat fee per member per month, regardless of how frequently are infrequently they use their healthcare services. with the exception of emergencies, patients must receive their care from the provider only within their network. to meet the health care needs of the 30,000 new individu
care medi- cal. as a result, all the san franciscans to become eligible will be required to enroll in medi-cal managed care. there are two systems participating in the medi-cal program. blue cross provides care for -- ensures 25%. wants a health care beneficiary chooses a health plan, they then choose a provider. but sign up for several provider networks. each provider network is composed of a primary care provider, and network of specialty care physicians -- dermatologists, oncologist,...
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cal trains had a dramatic increase. p since 2004 it is 144 increase. that is when the babefy bullet was introduced and the cal train system become competitive with vehicles. this slide we are over capacity on both north and south bound cht we highlight thd north bound slide here and you can see in the low season it sup to 1thry 5 percent and in the high season it is much higher than that. the next slide shows-this is what it looks like on the system with that type of cupsty and these pictures are not of giants games when it is higher than that, this is just a regular day on the system in both direction. we have variety of different customers riding the system from people bringing on bikes to people going to and from work and the ada passenjure. for the average rider they are on the cal train system between 20 and 28 miles and on between 30 and 50 minutes. when this compares to other systems in the bay areas, for bart muni and [inaudible] passenjures are on those systems for less time than cal trains. for ace it is a commuter rail system and it more so
cal trains had a dramatic increase. p since 2004 it is 144 increase. that is when the babefy bullet was introduced and the cal train system become competitive with vehicles. this slide we are over capacity on both north and south bound cht we highlight thd north bound slide here and you can see in the low season it sup to 1thry 5 percent and in the high season it is much higher than that. the next slide shows-this is what it looks like on the system with that type of cupsty and these pictures...
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65 traditional medi-cal program. i do want to call out, there was a wonderful forum last week that the seniors with disability action for health, their website is. sd action.org. they listed all the materials for their website and heightened the awareness for consideration for persons with disabilities. so then i wanted to move a little bit as to when to enroll as well as with persons with disabilities through the enrollment channels. when to enroll? a couple of dates. october 1st we started to enroll people. the next day is january 1st which is when these options will take effect. from october to december we are calling it preenrollment because you are enrolling now but it doesn't take effect in the january 1st. from january to march 31st, the open enrollment periods ends. you can apply for medi-cal any time of year but for "covered california" that registration period ends march 31st. there is a population that targets medi-cal eligibility. what we don't want to happen is people thinking they can wait and they have
65 traditional medi-cal program. i do want to call out, there was a wonderful forum last week that the seniors with disability action for health, their website is. sd action.org. they listed all the materials for their website and heightened the awareness for consideration for persons with disabilities. so then i wanted to move a little bit as to when to enroll as well as with persons with disabilities through the enrollment channels. when to enroll? a couple of dates. october 1st we started to...
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of the is from the cal fresh benefits. and finally you can see that the big white slides there and this is roughly a third of all of the meals, that is needed for the low income population have no identifiable resource. and that does not mean that the people cannot eat those meals, but it does enable to say, that we are a long way from meeting the needs of the low income in our city. and when you total up, to the actual number of meals and what you see, and i am sorry on property jeks is the total missing meals is a total of 74 million meals every single year in san francisco. so can i just ask you, and thank you so much for cheering the task force 74 million meals per year if you calculated a dollar, 60 per meal that really megar amount that is allocated and about 100 million dollars. that is a good way of asking the question. >> i have to think about that for a little bit. and the researchers calculated it as the used actually the definition, of a cost of the meal at 2 $40. and that is just based on i believe the low cos
of the is from the cal fresh benefits. and finally you can see that the big white slides there and this is roughly a third of all of the meals, that is needed for the low income population have no identifiable resource. and that does not mean that the people cannot eat those meals, but it does enable to say, that we are a long way from meeting the needs of the low income in our city. and when you total up, to the actual number of meals and what you see, and i am sorry on property jeks is the...
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move to another county other than san francisco that services is to be transferred we have a robust cal works program with earlier education that provides subsidies for the children and two to another county their kids could be in school we have to reorient cal works to get up e keep that intact it is a challenge one we're committed to a family might move to alameda county or oakland if they're in a subsidized job we'll pay for the transportation they'll be consulting in but really is it is a change in the way we're approaching our services and with our nonprofit partners the hampton families are up in oakland to better provide supports for families. >> maybe this is probably more a question for office of housing do you see structural changes we can make with the revisions other than the middle-income. >> well, i'll defer to mr. olsen. >> there are changes that need to be made at the state level transferring a case out we need a more reasonable approach to the assistance programs all of a sudden the family goes to another county didn't make sense we need to examine can we reorient our s
move to another county other than san francisco that services is to be transferred we have a robust cal works program with earlier education that provides subsidies for the children and two to another county their kids could be in school we have to reorient cal works to get up e keep that intact it is a challenge one we're committed to a family might move to alameda county or oakland if they're in a subsidized job we'll pay for the transportation they'll be consulting in but really is it is a...
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i advise, cal transseveral years ago on a 100 million straight resurfacing of i-80. and that was not the profile for a p3 project. a p3 project rather should be complicated, and in large, with challenges that can be identified and through ensentive and proven to the private sector and we think that it is a prime candidate for several sxraens number one, you have opening in 2017. and number two your environmental work for the extension is almost done and it should be done some time late in 2014 or early 2015. and number three, the 30 percent design work already done. and otherwise, this project is almost shovel ready, which is very important for the infrastructure development and project delivery and on top of that, i want to emphasize the strong support that they have seen here and discuss with the stake holders in the last month but evan agrees that there is a benefit in accelerating the project. and i want to say that again, this is the profile it is a tunnel and the water table issues and this is complex, that lends itself to design the efficiency and incorporated
i advise, cal transseveral years ago on a 100 million straight resurfacing of i-80. and that was not the profile for a p3 project. a p3 project rather should be complicated, and in large, with challenges that can be identified and through ensentive and proven to the private sector and we think that it is a prime candidate for several sxraens number one, you have opening in 2017. and number two your environmental work for the extension is almost done and it should be done some time late in 2014...
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29th. >> and the panel members, were dave cal train, and ben from high speed rail and brian from the tjpa project team, and thompson from the high speed rail group and jillian the director of the policy of the city and county of san francisco and this panel was moderated by dina, and when i attended that discussion, really reaffirmed that the issue must be and that issue must be studied closely, providing the funders of the high speed rail and mou and the opportunity to collaborate on upcoming decisions. we must maximize our operational flexibility and capacity, and passenger accessibility. and it is critical, that the appropriate agencies and funding partners, be informed on the assumptions, alternatives, trade offs, and decision-making criteria to make the best decisions now. decisions to design and build in any up front constraints must be analyzed closely and approved at the highest levels and the key issue now is front and center is the question of uniform height and level boarding, which will drive the vehicle procurement decisions and these decisions will impact transportation
29th. >> and the panel members, were dave cal train, and ben from high speed rail and brian from the tjpa project team, and thompson from the high speed rail group and jillian the director of the policy of the city and county of san francisco and this panel was moderated by dina, and when i attended that discussion, really reaffirmed that the issue must be and that issue must be studied closely, providing the funders of the high speed rail and mou and the opportunity to collaborate on...
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the cal medical connect program is focused on dual giggles medi-cal and medicaid beneficiaries and to combine all health services plus the two into a package it's through managed care. based on the traditionally medi-cal managed care plan and in addition the pace program is offered as an option because of the history of sgrath care through the pace model and through the model the plans the capital payment for the medi-cal and medicaid services. the long term services and support that are included include in home services and the services program and skilled nursing care. the adult services program is the new name for the health program and is already part of the managed care right now. as i mentioned cal medical connect is one piece of the program and the other is for medi-cal beneficiaries who are maybe not medicare eligible or choose not to enroll they'll be required to enroll for the long term services and support so the second is called the long term support program. in terms of the coordinated cal program 8 county have been authorized to moved in this initiative. you see the list
the cal medical connect program is focused on dual giggles medi-cal and medicaid beneficiaries and to combine all health services plus the two into a package it's through managed care. based on the traditionally medi-cal managed care plan and in addition the pace program is offered as an option because of the history of sgrath care through the pace model and through the model the plans the capital payment for the medi-cal and medicaid services. the long term services and support that are...